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1) New folk art
Publisher
Viction:ary
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
It is human nature to look to the past when seeking inspiration for the future - particularly in art. Unlike other genres which can typically be attributed to a specific time period or style, folk art is harder to define or categorize due to its special place in the hearts of local communities. Although it used to be created for practical purposes, each piece tells a story of cultural heritage and craftsmanship that has transcended time to inspire...
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Enter The Madman's Gallery and discover an extraordinary, illustrated exhibition of the greatest curiosities from the global history of art, featuring one hundred magnificently eccentric antique paintings, engravings, illustrations, and sculptures, each with a fascinatingly bizarre story to tell"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Search Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"If you love to sew, and want to share your joy of the craft with a young person, this book is for you! Kids can sew--this book shows them how! Step-by-step guides and 30 fun projects for kids 7 and up. Make 30 fun projects using your sewing machine! This practical sewing guide is jam-packed with great sewing ideas, clear diagrams and simple text to follow. Choose between projects for your bedroom, your wardrobe, your rucksack and more: Bags Pincushion...
6) Prehistoric
Author
Publisher
WoEB, What On Earth Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
A look at the history of life on Earth starts in the present and goes back hundreds of millions of years to the Ediacaran Period, profiling the creatures that existed at each time.
Author
Publisher
Harper One, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"A gorgeous collection of 145 original portraits that celebrates Black pioneers--famous and little-known--in politics, science, literature, music, and more, with biographical reflections, all created and curated by an award-winning graphic designer"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Compiled by educator and author Liz Kleinrock and author Caroline Kusin Pritchard, this powerful intersectional anthology celebrates thirty-six Jewish heroes from Tracee Ellis Ross, to Ezra Frech, to Dona Gracia Nasi. A first-ever collection that disrupts the narrative of how a Jewish person is perceived, What Jewish Looks Like includes accessible primers on important Jewish history, a map, quotes, and much more! Too many Jews have been told: ""You...
Author
Series
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"A #1 kids and family podcast with many millions of downloads, National Geographic Kids Greeking Out retells classic Greek myths in a fresh and exciting way. The Greeking Out book brings you the same tongue-in-cheek tone and showcases some favorite tales from the podcast."--
Author
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing, of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Yokai come in every imaginable shape and form--from frightening ghosts and cruel demons to cute fairies and enchanted animals. They can be evil monsters, harmless tricksters or prophets of doom, depending on their inclination." --Back cover.
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Many architects today are looking to plants and animals to help solve their design challenges. Inspired by how nature already works, these architects are coming up with innovative ways to cool buildings, withstand earthquakes and save energy. In Wild Buildings and Bridges, bestselling author Etta Kaner explores these wild and wonderful feats of architecture. Kids will discover buildings and bridges inspired by cactuses, beetles, termite towers, trees,...
16) Billie Eilish
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
The legendary recording artist shares an inside look at her life--both on and off the stage--through hundreds of never-before-seen photos.
Author
Series
Voces volume 289
Publisher
Páginas de Espuma
Pub. Date
noviembre de 2019.
Language
Español
Description
"Un calor que no da tregua. Una noche cuya oscuridad se alarga. La adolescencia y su rebeldía y las primeras experiencias. "No había mucho más que hacer ese verano", leemos. A partir de ahí, una enorme historia que se abre a tantas posibilidades como lecturas: crisis y memoria de una dictadura, incógnitas e inquietudes, desencanto y búsqueda. Personajes que se ahogan y dudan. Asesinos en serie, lo siniestro y la enfermedad. Música y consecuencias....
Author
Publisher
Workman Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"A moving picture book for older children and families that introduces a difficult topic, amplifying the voices and experiences of immigrant children detained at the border between Mexico and the US. The children's actual words (from publicly available court documents) are assembled to tell one heartbreaking story, in both English and Spanish (back to back). Each spread is illustrated in striking full-color by a different Latinx artist. A portion...
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